Tooling

Here are a few hints that can enhance your coding experience with FatScript.

Source code formatting

Built-in support

You can apply auto-indentation to your sources using the following command:

fry -f mySweetProgram.fat

Visual Studio Code Extension

To add code formatter support to VS Code, you can install the fatscript-formatter extension. Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter:

ext install aprates.fatscript-formatter

fry needs to be installed on your system for this extension to work

Syntax highlighting

Visual Studio Code Extension

To add FatScript syntax highlighting to VS Code, you can install the fatscript-syntax extension. Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter:

ext install aprates.fatscript-syntax

You can also find and install these extensions from the VS Code Extension Marketplace.

Nano Syntax File

To install FatScript's syntax highlighting for nano, follow these steps:

1. Download the fat.nanorc file from here.
2. Copy the fat.nanorc file to the nano system directory:

sudo cp fat.nanorc /usr/share/nano/

If the syntax highlighting does not get automatically enabled, you may need to explicitly enable it in your .nanorc file. Refer to the instructions in the Arch Linux Wiki for more information.

After installing the syntax highlighting, you can also use the code formatter in nano with the following shortcut sequence:

• Ctrl+T Execute; and then...
• Ctrl+O Formatter

Other tips

Console file navigation

To navigate your project folders from the terminal, you can try using a console file manager such as ranger, paired with nano. Set it as the default editor for ranger by adding the following line to your ~/.bashrc file:

export EDITOR="nano"